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ARMENIAN AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE
Mail address 74 Teryan St., Yerevan 375009
Telephone +7 (885) 524-541
Sponsoring agency Ministry of Agriculture
Nature National government
Mission Research, extension, instruction
Financial support State financing
Working languages Armenian
Scope of interest Agronomy, economics,
mechanization of agriculture, hydromelioration, wine technology.
preserving technology, grain technology, forestry
Research program
Subjects Synthesis and testing of new
pesticides, development of new grapes and cereals, study of wild
wheats of Armenia, improvement of growing technology of crops and
cereals, study of new fodder crops, use of solar energy in
agriculture
Status Ongoing
Findings Development of "Fenagon" and
"Metazin" herbicides, 9 sorts of grapes, 3 sorts of
barley, wheat and triticale. agent "Complexon" for
cloroz plant disease
Internal Organization
Chief official Prof. Michael Gulkhasian, Rector
Divisions Faculties of: (1) Agronomy, (2) (Rural)
Agricultural Economics, (3) Mechanization of Agriculture, (4)
Hydromelioration
Division heads Deans: (1) Dr. Hovhannes Shahinian,
(2) Dr. Gerasim Davtian, (3) Prof. Henric Sargsian. (4) Prof.
Sargis Kazarian
Professional staff 240
Total staff 700
Facilities
Office 120 offices anti aboratories
Library 400,000 volumes
Subcenters Training and Research Farm 30 km from
Yerevan, District of Echmiadzin, Voskehat Village
Exchange Facilities Available and desirable
Publications
Serials Nevewsletters in Armenian, resume in
Russian
Other Texts. handbooks, maps
Publications list Available
History
Established in 1930 as Agricultural Institute, Yerevan;
renamed in 1932